1992: what happened around the world

In 1992, 258 events recorded on Erask's globe began — War in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Convention on Biological Diversity and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change among the best known. 90 more were already under way, such as First Nagorno-Karabakh War and Croatian War of Independence. 195 things were founded or built that year, from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Angola.

258events began
90already under way
195founded or built
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Revolts, massacres and attacks111

+71 less-known, on the globe.

Wars, battles and sieges72

+32 less-known, on the globe.

Accidents and fires52

+12 less-known, on the globe.

Disasters13

Treaties, councils and politics10

Already under way in 199290

Came to an end in 199217

Founded or built in 1992195

+165 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1992

Volcanic EruptionsEvery significant eruption on record since 1500 Women's SuffrageA map filling in, one country at a time, 1893-2012 Nuclear detonationsEvery recorded nuclear test, 1945–1998

Nearby years

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Every entry comes from Wikidata and links to its Wikipedia article; entries are ordered by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them. Only things with a date are listed, and dates before the modern era are often approximate. How this is made →